BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on topics within emergency and prehospital care and research, such as infectious disease, health safety tips, and EMS education and training, among other important healthcare topics.
Below are interviews and articles published during January 2023 that include expert commentary from Department of Emergency Medicine faculty.
| January 4: Wisconsin schools prepared to treat sudden cardiac arrest at athletic events Interview: Azita G. Hamedani, MD, MPH, MBA, associate professor and founding chair | Source: Ch. 27 (Madison) |
| January 6: UW Health: Overdose visits in emergency departments remain large Interview: Collin Michels, MD, assistant professor | Source: uwhealth.org, Also covered on Ch. 15 (Madison), Ch. 58 (Milwaukee), Ch. 2 (Green Bay), Ch. 8 here and here (La Crosse), Ch. 18 (Eau Claire), and Spectrum News 1 (La Crosse) |
| January 10: UW Health discusses the XBB1.5 COVID-19 variant Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Ch. 3 (Madison), Also covered in Milwaukee on Ch. 4, Ch. 6, Ch. 12, and Ch. 58 |
| January 15: UW Green Bay conference focuses on human trafficking Interview: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor and medical director for pediatric emergency medicine | Source: Ch. 2 (Green Bay) |
| January 19-26: UW Health experiences startling number of pediatric suicide-related emergency visits Interview: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor and medical director for pediatric emergency medicine | Source: uwhealth.org, Television interviews covered on Ch. 3, Ch. 15, Ch. 27 (Madison), Ch. 2 (Green Bay), Ch. 58 (Milwaukee), Ch. 8 (La Crosse), Ch. 13, Ch. 18 (Eau Claire), Ch. 9 and Spectrum News 1 (Wausau), and Ch. 12 (Wichita, Kan.); Online periodical articles also covered at wpr.org, madison.com, wiproud.com, and telemundowi.com; Print periodical articles covered by The Richland Observer (Richland Center) and Courier Press (Prairie du Chien) |
| January 20: COVID-19 pandemic continues in U.S., now 3 years later Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Spectrum News 1 (Wausau) |
| January 25: UW Health Interview with Dr. Nicholas Kuehnel Interview: Nicholas Kuehnel, MD, assistant professor and medical director for quality and safety, UW Health Kids | Source: Ch. 26 (Green Bay) |
| January 26-31: Local service offers free winter clothing to families, colder temperatures expected Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Ch. 3 (Madison), Also covered on Ch. 27 here and here (Madison), Ch. 58 (Milwaukee), and Ch. 7 (Wausau) |
| January 31: UW Health COVID update Interview: Jeffrey Pothof, MD, associate professor and chief quality officer, UW Health | Source: Ch. 6 (Milwaukee) |